The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-04-24

up the quarrel and the duel followed
Inc other account of the affair narrate
: snat IN 1915 Jackson became involved il
q quarrel at the race track With a MI
oMann, and he found Dickinson g nam
oHsnslVely introduced into the letter
written by Swami. Dickinson had pre-
vlously made disparaging remarks abou
MRS. Jackson, and the General had re-
monstrated with Mr.. Irwin about Dick
Inson's speeches, saying that he wished
no quarrel with the latter, who wa:
used by Jackson's enemies in Nashville
owann's letters, however, renewed the
Ieellng between General Jackson and
| duel.
10 return to General Harding's story,
which l give verbatim: r
In conversation with General Jack
son one day said: General, is brave
man ever frightensd2
p" don't know that am competent
to answer that question: said he.
much bravery as is possessed by any
man.
If that be SO, sir said the General,
L would say / have been as badly
frightened as a gentleman ought ever to
be-
81 said, L presume that was in some
OF your Indian tights2'
No. said he, it was when went on
the field with Dickinson. knew him
to be a cool, brave, determined man,
and the best shot l ever saw, and 1
never expected to leave the field alive. l
owe my life to the fashion OF the day
the full breasted coat. This and the pc
caliar conformation of my much sunken
chest were all that saved me. Dickiu-
sons bullet struck what appeared to be
the centre of my body under the right
arm, and the bail grazed my breastbone.
had gons upon the field determined
not to fire at Dickinson, but to dis
charge my pistol in the air, having no
quarrel with him, and not wishing to
hurt hair of his head. Ny quarrel
was with his father-in-law, IRWIN; but
when felt myself shot, under the i'm
preston that l had received a mortal
wound, and smarting under this belief, |
ana the physical pain, fired the fatal |
shot, and no act of my life have I ever
regretted so much.
- Under the conditions of the meet |
ing we had a right to reserve the tire. |
because l knew that Dickinson could |
shoot SO much more quickly than I |
could. 1t has been asserted in the pub
lie prints, said Old Hickory, that I |
advanced to Dickinson to deliver nv |
shot aud that he gave back, both of |
which statements are false, sir. | stood |
IN my own place when fired and Dick
lnson remained in his, receiving nv
shot like cool, brave man as he was"
General Harding said that at this
same Interview, which was the last he
ever had with General Jackson, the lat
ter said to him:
1.-The world is greatly mistaken
about my having an ungovernable tenn
per. never gave an exhibition of tenn
ger without my judgment approved it.
sometimes found it necessary even to
prevent the shedding Of blood"
1t was IN this connection that General /
Harding recalled the first time he ever
Jaw General Jackson. ut was at she
Clover Bottom race course. a fight had
AIKEN place. and the excitement was
general and high. Forty or fifty men
food with pistols drawn, and there was
imminent danger 10 many lives, when,"
laid General Harding. "a tall, slender
nan on big bay horse r de quickly up.
ooklng like The devil himself, and cried
tut, BY the Eternal! l command the j
'eace.' 1t was Andrew Jackson. and he
vas opeyed. 1 was only II years old
Vhen this happened, but 1 shall never
ose the impression he scene made
lpon me. Jackson had more com
nand over men than any other man
yer saw. and he frequently had to
xercise it. He was the most elegant
nd courtly gentleman ever knew. He
referred to avoid difficulty if posi- /
lie and consistent with his dignity. but
10 had great contempt for The man l
youid not Stand up in full view and get I
hot at. remember a fight in which I
e and the Benson brothers were en- 4
aged. One of the latter got under the
tairway TO keep from getting shot, and
General Jackson considered him a con- :
smptiDle man ever afterward. SOUTH
m Bivouac.